CECELIA COOPERSTARTLED THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE BY WINNING MISS FESTIVAL 1959 IN CANNES, FRANCE

20 year old New York secretary, Cecelia Cooper with a curvaceous 35-24-35 figure reigned as Miss Empire State before her stunning victory as International Queen of the 1959 Cannes Film Festival in France defeating 14 white European beauties that included the reigning Miss Paris Amy Nelson.